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FZNT24 KNHC 212031
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E 
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF EARLY 
TUE THEN DRIFT BACK INLAND AS A WARM FRONT WED. RIDGE ONCE AGAIN 
BUILDS OVER THE N GULF WED AND THU THEN MOVES SE AS ANOTHER WEAK 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND REACHES FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT..SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE..N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....SHIFTING TO
SE TO S WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W    
330 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 2 
TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST MON FEB 21 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WINDS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS